Views about government aid to the poor among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about government aid to the poor

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%39%4%< 1%264
Arizona59%35%4%2%219
Arkansas54%44%1%1%147
California45%49%3%2%1,027
Colorado62%36%1%< 1%150
Florida49%45%5%1%632
Georgia51%43%5%1%426
Idaho61%34%3%2%120
Illinois49%43%5%2%403
Indiana59%32%6%2%242
Iowa44%52%3%< 1%119
Kansas65%31%3%1%115
Kentucky51%38%8%3%190
Louisiana54%39%3%4%201
Maryland45%50%3%2%211
Massachusetts47%46%4%4%111
Michigan51%44%3%2%332
Minnesota54%41%5%< 1%164
Mississippi55%38%4%3%161
Missouri55%37%4%3%240
Nebraska66%29%3%2%113
New Jersey37%54%3%5%249
New Mexico55%42%1%3%107
New York42%51%5%2%496
North Carolina49%46%3%2%428
North Dakota63%34%3%1%113
Ohio52%43%4%2%389
Oklahoma55%38%2%5%159
Oregon44%47%8%< 1%111
Pennsylvania54%39%4%3%474
South Carolina52%39%7%2%230
South Dakota54%41%2%3%109
Tennessee52%42%4%2%326
Texas51%43%3%3%1,052
Utah63%34%2%1%141
Virginia53%40%5%2%318
Washington51%43%3%2%204
West Virginia50%45%4%2%143
Wisconsin63%34%3%1%197
Wyoming73%21%4%2%118
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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